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A list of forks of the Dactyl family of 3D-printable ergonomic keyboards

Dactyl Manuform Forks

This is a list of interesting forks of the Dactyl Manuform keyboard. This list was compiled by looking at all forks of the Dactyl repository on GitHub. I've included notes about what has changed in the forks, based on reading notes the author left in the Readme, or by glancing through the commit history.

This list is intended to help you:

• find out if someone else has already made the modifications you are planning
• figure out which repository you should fork before making your changes
• find interesting variants that you might want to build

It won't contain any forks where the author only made minor changes, such as changing the tenting angles or changing the size of the Arduino Pro Mini holder.

I will likely extend this list to include forks of the original Dactyl keyboard, and any other 3D-printable ergonomic ortholinear split keyboards I come across.

• https://github.com/20lives/Dactyl-Manuform/

  • improved instructions
  • minor mods to connector holes, remove posts and mini holder

• https://github.com/aleung/dactyl-manuform-keyboard

  • new mini-thumb version
  • version designed to be printed in two pieces for smaller printers
  • version with minor mods, like a hole for a reset button

• https://github.com/arqubusier/dactyl-keyboard

  • adds usb breakouts
  • adds holes for kailh-type switches

• https://github.com/Demivan/dactyl-keyboard

  • minor mods to micro holders and ports

• https://github.com/FSund/dactyl-manuform-keyboard

  • minor mods to micro holders and ports

• https://github.com/h34d3r/dactyl-keyboard

  • minor mods to ports (trrs instead of rj-9)

• https://github.com/hnefatl/dactyl-keyboard

  • minor mods to ports (trrs instead of rj-9)
  • documentation including component list and sources

• https://github.com/lachlanh/dactyl-keyboard

  • more substantial changes, 5th row, changes to thumb clusters, need to look more closely

• https://github.com/maxkorp/dactyl-manuform

  • minor changes, trrs jack

• https://github.com/mcmadhatter/dactyl-keyboard

  • minor fixes to make AutoSCAD happy

• https://github.com/phillipthelen/dactyl-keyboard

  • "dactyl manudox" variant work in progress, more keys around the letters like the ergodox, minor changes to thumbs

• https://github.com/l4u/dactyl-manuform-mini-keyboard

  • remove one key in the thumb cluster, reduce overall height
  • modify holes to allow kailh and outemu switches
  • several minor mods like trrs vs rj-9, breakout mounts, screw posts moved
  • https://github.com/tleytek/dactyl-keyboard
    • according to the docs, this is an attempt to merge the thumb cluster from the original dactyl into the manuform mini
  • https://github.com/rsheldiii/dactyl-manuform-mini-keyboard
    • adding lower row keys (?)

• https://github.com/twistedsanity/dactyl-keyboard

  • minor mod for kailh switches

• https://github.com/veikman/dactyl-keyboard

  • Opposable Thumb Edition
  • major mods to the thumb cluster
  • major mods to the rest of the keyboard, too much to list here
  • major mods to the source code to make it more customizable
  • good documentation on all the changes
  • https://github.com/jyp/dactyl-keyboard
    • adds a 5th row